Daniel Kraus

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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2009
  • Latest Book:
    June 2026
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Full Series List in Order

The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch

1 - At the Edge of Empire (Nov-2015)
2 - Empire Decayed (Oct-2016)

The Teddies Saga

1 - They Threw Us Away (Sep-2020)
2 - They Stole Our Hearts (Jan-2022)

Books in Order: 18 titles

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  • The Sixth Nik

    A startling hybrid of the Alien franchise and Ender???s Game, The Sixth Nik is the first sci-fi novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall and Angel Down.Deep into space, far past the triworld outposts, beyond range of the lethal t...

  • Athanasia

    Watchmen meets Unbreakable in the darkly disturbing supernatural tale, ATHANASIA, where the heroic dead bleed power into the ground … only to be unearthed by a down-on-her-luck young woman to unforeseeable consequences.Some...

  • Angel Down

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER“A thunderous gallop of a war novel, a new classic, a best-in-class example of speculative fiction.” -- The New York Times Book Review The critically acclaimed author of the “crazily enjoyable” (The New York Times) Whalefa...

  • Pay the Piper

  • Whalefall

    A USA TODAY BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of 2023 by Book Riot, Shelf Awareness, and NPRThe Martian meets 127 Hours in this “astoundingly great” (Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and scientifically accurate thriller about a scu...

  • Trojan

    In a world where mankind lives side by side with creatures of legend and myth, humanity turned out to be the real monsters, fearing, hating, and exploiting the race of magical Fey they once revered. Into this twisted fairy tale world steps Nessa, a ...

  • Year Zero Vol. 0

    YEAR ZERO chronicles the aftermath of a worldwide zombie plague that affects the entire planet. See how everyday people from all walks of life try to survive in this new world where the dead eat the living, and ask yourself: "Where were YOU ...

  • They Set the Fire

    At once darkly suspenseful and heartfelt with stunning spot art from illustrator Rovina Cai, this trilogy finale of New York Times-bestselling author Daniel Kraus's action-packed The Teddies Saga is perfect for fans of Victoria Schwab, Katherine Arde...

  • The Ghost That Ate Us

    You remember the brutal crime, don't you?Maybe you read about it on Twitter. Maybe a friend sent you a news clip. Maybe you saw it on an episode of Spectral Journeys that night you were flipping through channels, unable to sleep.Maybe after reading t...



  • They Stole Our Hearts

    The Teddies Saga - 2

    The heart-pounding sequel to They Threw Us Away, about a group of teddy bears looking for a place to call home…and answers to life’s biggest questions. The teddies -- clever Buddy, brave Sunny, sweet Sugar, and wise Reginald -- have managed to...

  • They Threw Us Away

    The Teddies Saga - 1

    A dark and gripping middle grade adventure, perfect for fans of Toy Story and Lord of the Flies."Truly captivating." -- The New York Times"A deliciously macabre fairy tale, full of snuggles." -- Holly Black, award-winning author of Doll Bones and c...

  • Bent Heavens

    "Kraus gets under your skin with brutal, elegant efficiency. Necessarily horrifying, devastatingly timely." -- Kiersten White, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein and SlayerFrom New York Times-bestselling a...

  • Blood Sugar

    From the co-author of the New York Times"bestselling novelization of The Shape of Water comes the blood-curdling story of a Halloween night where trick-or-treat becomes life-or-deathIn a ruined house at the end of Yellow Street, an angry outca...

  • Empire Decayed

    The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch - 2

    A murdered teen is resurrected to walk the earth for more than a century in the second and final book in the sweeping epic that Entertainment Weekly called “utterly riveting.” Zebulon Finch has faced more violence, lust, and heartbreak than an...

  • At the Edge of Empire

    The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch - 1

    A murdered teen is resurrected to walk the earth for centuries in this sweeping historical epic in the spirit of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, from the author of Rotters and Scowler. May 7, 1896....

  • Scowler

    Imagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too? Nineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister scrape by for a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim me...

  • Rotters

    Grave-robbing. What kind of monster would do such a thing? It's true that Leonardo da Vinci did it, Shakespeare wrote about it, and the resurrection men of nineteenth-century Scotland practically made it an art. But none of this matters to Joey Crouc...

  • The Monster Variations

    This fast-paced read will keep readers on the edge of their seats! Someone is killing boys in a small town. The murder weapon is a truck, and the only protection is a curfew enacted to keep kids off the streets. But it's summer--and that alone is ...

Award-Winning Books by Daniel Kraus

Rotters
2012 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production -- Audiobook
They Stole Our Hearts
2022 Bram Stoker Award -- Middle Grade Novel
Whalefall
2024 Alex Award -- Adult/For Young Adults


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Daniel Kraus has published 18 books.

The next book by Daniel Kraus, The Sixth Nik, will be published in June 2026.

The first book by Daniel Kraus, The Monster Variations, was published in August 2009.

Yes. Daniel Kraus has 2 series.
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